Music stand



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ATTORNEY United States Patent O 3,318,562 MUSIC STAND Ralph Hersh, 55Vernon Place, Mount Vernon, N.Y. 10552 Filed June 10, 1965, Ser. No.462,926 Claims. (Cl. 248-460) The present invention relates to amultiple copy holder stand and more particularly to a multiple musiccopy holder stand that may be used simultaneously by a plurality ofmusicians such as an assembled quartet of musicians.

It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a simple,rugged and aesthetically acceptable multiple copy holder stand that maybe used simultaneously to hold a plurality of different copies indifferent positions for simultaneous use for different purposes or bydifferent people such as the musician members of a musical quartet.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide animproved multiple music copy holder stand which is adjustable to supporta plurality of diierent copy holder, boards arranged Vgenerally in acircle with the spacing between adjacent musician places adjustablerelative to each other to accommodate diierent size instruments such asare employed by a string quartet or the like.

Further objects, features and the attend-ant advantages of the inventionwill be apparent with reference to the following specification anddrawings in which:

FIG. l is a perspective elevational view of the multiple copy holder ofthe stand in the assembled relation;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary section through one copy holder board and itsadjustable attaching means to secure the board to the supportingframework where a depending leg portion joins a central portion of onesupport member of the stand',

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the stand in the assembled relation; and

FIG. 4 is an exploded detail of the fastening means for each copy holderboard.

Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 3 of the drawings, the multiple copy holderstand is comprised of at least two support members such as the lmembersgenerally shown at and 20. Each support members 10, 20 is provided withrespective horizontally extending central portions 11, 21 and respectivedepending leg portions adjacent the ends of each central portion such asshown at 12, 13 and 22, 23, respectively. In the assembled relation ofthe stand ea-ch central portions 11, 21 is joined to each other atpoints intermediate their ends, off center and closer to legs 13 and 23than legs 12 and 22, by the wing nut or bolt 30 to form an upright standon the depending legs.

Referring now more particularly to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings, acopy holder board is adjustably secured adjacent the intersection ofeach leg portions 12, 13, 22, 23 with the respective central portions11, 21 of lthe stand support members. The copy holder boards are shownat 15, 16, 25 and 26 and are each secured to vertically adjustable rods17, 18, 27, 28. For example, as shown by FIGS. 2 and 4 of the drawings,each rods 17, 18, 27, 28 such as the rod particularly shown at 18 isreceived in a suitable socket 31 of the supporting frame member andsecured in place by the locking bolt 3,318,562 Patented May 9, 1967 ICC19. Thus each copy board support rod such as the rod 18 may be raised,lowered or turned to vary the height and angular position of the copyholder board 16 on the stand supporting framework. It will also be seenthat each copy holder board such as the board 16 is removably secured tothe end of the support rod 18 as shown most clearly by FIG. 4 of thedrawings, thus facilitating the complete dismantlement of the stand whenrequired.

It is pointed out thatthe particular adjustable fastening means for eachcopy board such as the adjustable rod 18 and locking bolt 19 as usedwith an appropriate socket 31 in the framework is only an example of atypical arrangement and various other adjustable fastening arrangementsm-ay be used within the spirit of the invention.

Various modifications will occur to those skilled in the art within thespirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims. Forexample, although the invention has been described in connection with anarrangement having two support members and four legs, it is not limitedthereto since additional support members each having two additional legsand two additional copy holders may be added.

I claim:

1. A multiple copy holder stand comprising at least two support members,each of said support members comprising a central horizontally extendingportion and respective downwardly extending leg portions from eachrespective end of the central portion, means joining the centralportions of each support member intermediate their ends to each other toform an upright stand in the assembled relation supported on thedownwardly extending leg vportions of each support member, a pluralityof copy holder boards, and adjust-able fastening means to secure arespective one of said copy holder boards to the respective portions ofeach support member -adjacent the ends of the central portions thereof,said joining means comprising a pivotal connection positioned oil centerwith respect to the ends of said support members permitting a pair ofsaid copy holders adjacent the ends of one of said support members to bemoved toward and `away from a pair of copy holders adjacent the ends o1the other support member and providing more space frorr the copy holdersat one end of each support members tc said pivotal connection than fromthe copy holders a the other ends of each support member to said pivotaconnection.

2. The invention of claim 1 in which said adjustabli fastening means isadjustable to vary both the height an( angular positions of each copyholder board secure thereby.

3. A multiple music copy holder stand for use by quartet of musicianscomprising two support members each of said support members comprising acentral hor zontally extending portion and respective downwardlextending leg portions from each respective end of th central portion,means joining the central portions c each support member intermediatetheir ends to eac other to form an upright stand in the assembledrelatio supported on the downwardly extending leg portions each supportmember, a plurality of copy holder board and adjustable fastening meansto secure a respecti\ one 4of said copy holder boards to the respectiveportioi of each support member adjacent the ends 0f the centr` portionsthereof, said joining means comprising a pi" otal connection pos1tionedolf center with respect to tl ends of said support members permitting apair of said copy holders adjacent the ends of one of said supportmembers to be moved toward and away from a pair of copy holders adjacentthe ends of the other support member and providing more space from thecopy holders at one end of each support member to said pivotalconnection than from the copy holders at the other ends of each supportmember to said pivotal connection.

v4. The invention of claim 3 in which said adjustable fastening means isadjustable to vary both he height and angular positions of each copyholder board secured thereby.

5. The invention of claim 4 further characterized in th-atrsad copyholder boardsare removably secured to said support members.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 358,836 3/.1887Casler 248-167 513,113 1/1894 Kelly 240-4 1,186,032 6/=1916 Peele24S-167 1,415,782 5/'1922 Brace 10S-150 JOHN PETO, Primary Examiner.CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Examiner. J. F. FOSS, Assistant Examiner.

1. A MULTIPLE COPY HOLDER STAND COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO SUPPORT MEMBERS,EACH OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS COMPRISING A CENTRAL HORIZONTALLY EXTENDINGPORTION AND RESPECTIVE DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING LEG PORTIONS FROM EACHRESPECTIVE END OF THE CENTRAL PORTION, MEANS JOINING THE CENTRALPORTIONS OF EACH SUPPORT MEMBER INTERMEDIATE THEIR ENDS TO EACH OTHER TOFORM AN UPRIGHT STAND IN THE ASSEMBLED RELATION SUPPORTED ON THEDOWNWARDLY EXTENDING LEG PORTIONS OF EACH SUPPORT MEMBER, A PLURALITY OFCOPY HOLDER BOARDS, AND ADJUSTABLE FASTENING MEANS TO SECURE ARESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID COPY HOLDER BOARDS TO THE RESPECTIVE PORTIONS OFEACH SUPPORT MEMBER ADJACENT THE ENDS OF THE CENTRAL PORTIONS THEREOF,SAID JOINING MEANS COMPRISING A PIVOTAL CONNECTION POSITIONED OFF CENTERWITH RESPECT TO THE ENDS OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS PERMITTING A PAIR OFSAID COPY HOLDERS ADJACENT THE ENDS OF ONE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS TO BEMOVED TOWARD AND AWAY FROM A PAIR OF COPY HOLDERS ADJACENT THE ENDS OFTHE OTHER SUPPORT MEMBER AND PROVIDING MORE SPACE FROM THE COPY HOLDERSAT ONE END OF EACH SUPPORT MEMBERS TO SAID PIVOTAL CONNECTION THAN FROMTHE COPY HOLDERS AT THE OTHER ENDS OF EACH SUPPORT MEMBER TO SAIDPIVOTAL CONNECTION.